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Art in the Park

Posted: May 8, 2013 - 12:02am

Art in the Park

Columbia County Arts’ annual Art in the Park will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Columbia County Amphitheater, behind the library in Evans, including performers, exhibits and the annual sidewalk chalk art contests. Go to www.columbiacountyarts.org.

Wild dinner

Mistletoe State Park in Appling will hold a wild game dinner May 19. Cost is $5 for parking. Call (706) 541-0321.

UGA Alumni

The University of Georgia Alumni Association and UGA Athletic Association will hold UGA Day at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at Savannah Rapids Pavilion. Cost is $30 at the door. Children 6-under are admitted free. Go to www.alumni.uga.edu/ugadays.

Blood drives

Shepeard Community Blood Center will hold blood drives from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, May 8, at Lakeside High School; noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at Georgia Military College, 115 Davis Road, Martinez; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 at the Walmart on Bobby Jones Expressway; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 19 at Journey Community Church, 4798 Hardy McManus Road, Evans; 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 19 at Wesley United Methodist Church, 825 North Belair Road, Evans; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 31 at the Army Career Center, 4446 Washington Road, Evans. Go to www.shepeardblood.org.

Help Scouts

During May, Cub Scout Pack 122 will receive $4 for each $9.99 or higher car wash at Sparkle Express on Belair Road for customers using code 4060.

Farmers market

The Evans Towne Farmers Market is held 4:30-7 p.m. each Thursday through June at the Columbia County Library. Go to www.evanstownefarmersmarket.com to learn more.

Reunions

• The Evans High School classes of 1981-85 will hold a reunion from 7-11 p.m. June 22 at Be My Guest Catering and Events. Go to www.ehs828384reunion.com.

• The Lakeside High School class of 1993 will celebrate its 20th reunion the weekend of Nov. 4. Submit contact information to lakesidereunion1993@yahoo.com, or find the group on Facebook.

GOP Women

Virginia Galloway, the Georgia director of Americans for Prosperity, will be the guest speaker for the Greater Columbia County Republican Women’s Club at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at Be My Guest Catering and Events, 4216 Washington Road at Owens Road. Cost for the dinner buffet is $12.

The Suggins Brothers will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the new pavilion of the Appling Opry, 5701 Whiteoak Road at Ray Owens Road. Admission is free, and a jam session follows. Guests are asked to bring chairs or blankets. Go to www.reverbnation.com/venue/applingopry.

Rescue run

The Augusta Rescue Mission Run for Shelter 5K will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at Augusta Common, to benefit the Augusta Rescue Mission and Bridge Ministries. Search on www.active.com.

Trinity Home Health, at 1501 Anthony Road, Augusta, will hold a widow/widower social from 4:40-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. Call (706) 729-6000, or go to www.homecaretrinity.com.

Talent show

Entries are being accepted through May 19 for the annual Hattie Mae Marshall Scholarship Talent Show, to be held at 5 p.m. June 15 at Greenbrier High School. Entry fee for competitors is $5, and admission at the door costs $5. Call Rebecca Edwards at (678) 245-0276.

Worship

Mosaic United Methodist Church, 478 Columbia Industrial Blvd., Evans, will hold a worship event, “Home: Now and Forever,” from 7-8:30 p.m. May 16, July 25 and Oct. 24. Contact Cindy Wilkinson at (706) 373-2984, or cindy@mosaicumc.org.

Junior Board

The Watson-Brown Foundation is accepting applications from CSRA high school students for its 2013-14 Junior Board. Go to www.hickory-hill.org and click on the Junior Board tab, or email Michelle Zupan at mzupan@hickory-hill.org.

Camp meeting

White Oak Campground, White Oak Road at Wrightsboro Road in Appling, will hold an 1800s-style Old South camp meeting at 2 p.m. May 18. Period dress is suggested but not required.

Information about hiking and camping in the Augusta area will be presented at the Sierra Club meeting, 6:30 p.m. May 21 at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta on Walton Way Extension. Email Judy Gordon at gordonjudith@att.net.

Scholarships

• Applications are available for the need-based Barbara C. Beazley Memorial Scholarship for Columbia County residents up to age 22. Applications are available at high schools or by clicking “programs” at www.ccfchildren.com. Deadline is June 17.

• Female high school seniors who attend a Columbia County school and plan to major in teaching starting this fall can apply for a $1,000 scholarship from Gamma Delta. Email debbie.callan0@gmail.com.

Applications are being accepted for the Fort Gordon and Community Credit Union 2013-14 Youth Advisory Board, open to high-school students with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Applications are available at the Martinez and Fort Gordon branches, or at www.fgccu.org/youth.php.

Choral Society

The Columbia County Choral Society rehearses at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Evans. Newcomers are invited. Call (706) 868-7294, or go to www.ccchoralsociety.org.

Senior pageant

Contestants ages 55 and older are being sought for the Ms. Senior Georgia-Carolina Pageant, to be held Sept. 7 at the Kroc Center. Call Pat Schlipp at (706) 664-3896.

The CSRA Beagle Club will hold its 14th annual Barbecue and Trade Day 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 8 at the Winfield Community Center. Call Ricky Peace at (706) 294-6260, or email Chuck Terry at kj4ikz@cmocast.net.

The Healthy Heart Club, a series of cardiac health classes presented by Medical Center West Pharmacy and Warren Baptist Church, are offered from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays in room D103 at Warren Baptist Church, 3203 Washington Road. The classes are free. For more information, call Kyle Pulliam at (706) 854-2424.

Hearing loss

The Hearing Loss Association of Augusta meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month in Dining Rooms 1-6 at University Hospital. E NEWS-TIMES STYLE OMITS THE HYPHEN mail Gayle Tison at empty93@knology.net.

Mosaic United Methodist Church and Christ the King Lutheran Church, on Industrial Park Drive at Evans-to-Locks Road, offer free services including food, medical screening, free haircuts, GED sign-ups and job resources to community residents in need on third Saturdays each month. Call (706) 650-9187.

Burn survivors

The Southeastern Firefighters Burn Foundation Burn Survivors Support Group meets at 2 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the foundation office, 3614 J. Dewey Gray Circle, Building C., Augusta. Call 1 (800) 650-BURN, or go to www.sfbf.net.

Georgia Health Sciences holds a free weight loss surgery seminar at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Columbia County Library in Evans. Go to www.georgiahealth.org/weightloss, or call (706) 721-2609.

TOPS groups

Take Off Pounds Sensibly, a nonprofit weight-loss support group, meets on the following dates:

The East Georgia Genealogical Society, which encompasses an area that includes Columbia County, meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the L.D.S. Church, 36 Sims Road, Winder, Ga. Go to www.eastgagenealogy.com.

Charity cookbook

MOMS Club of Evans is selling cookbooks for $15, with all proceeds supporting Ronald McDonald House of Augusta. E NEWS-TIMES STYLE OMITS THE HYPHEN mail annualpreschoolfair@gmail.com.

Cell phones

Best Western Evans Hotel, 452 Park West Drive, off Dyess Parkway, is a donation site for Cell Phones for Soldiers. Go to www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

Thrift sale

Helping Hands Thrift Store, operated by the Columbia County Foundation for Children at 6347 Columbia Road, Appling, is open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on first Saturdays.

Meeting space

Three rooms of meeting space are available to community groups at no charge at Mosaic United Methodist Church, 478 Columbia Industrial Blvd., Evans. E NEWS-TIMES STYLE OMITS THE HYPHEN mail gerilyn@mosaicumc.org, or call (706) 650-9187.

Veterans sought

The organization Vets to Washington is seeking World War II vets for three-day, expenses-paid trips to Washington, D.C., to tour the World War II memorial and others in the area. For information or to donate to help provide the trips, call (706) 832-6483, or go to www.vetstowashington.com.

Books wanted

Columbia County Library in Evans needs donations of used books to sell in the Friends of the Library store. Drop off donations at the library, or call Barbara Williams at (706) 863-8760.

Clothes closet

The clothes closet at Marvin United Methodist Church, 4400 Wheeler Road at South Belair Road, is open Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for donations. Clothes are available for those in need. Call (706) 863-0510.

Friends group

Friends Stepping Up, a nonprofit organization for mildly challenged teens and young adults, meets once a month for activities. For information, parents or guardians should call (706) 771-0087.

The Leah High School and Community Museum, located at the Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue station at 3653 Ray Owens Road, in Appling, is now open from 10 a.m. to noon on the first Tuesday of each month and on Saturdays by appointment. Donations of archival and historical material still are being sought. Call (706) 541-0043.

Choral Society

The Columbia County Choral Society is open to all singers in the area. Rehearsals are held at First Baptist Church of Evans. Call (706)650-2311 or go to www.ccchoralsociety.org.

Elks dance

The Augusta Elks Club, off Furys Ferry Road in Martinez, holds a dance with a live band each Friday at 8 p.m. Cost is $10 per person. Call (706) 564-1642.

Hope Soap, a private, nonprofit agency that collects toiletries and packages and distributes them to area shelters, has collection sites in the community. Donations, particularly of personal-size d items from hotels, may be brought to The Columbia County News-Times, in the Publix shopping center on Washington Road, Evans, and Wild Birds Unlimited, West Town Shopping Center, Martinez.

Addiction help

Mosaic United Methodist Church’s Celebrate Recovery program holds weekly group sessions at 7 p.m. each Friday at the church at 678 Columbia Industrial Blvd., Evans. Call (706) 877-6468, or go to www.mosaicumc.org.

Cancer group

The MCG Breast Cancer Support Group meets on the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the first-floor community room at the MCGHealth Cancer Center, 1411 Laney-Walker Blvd. Call (706) 721-4109 or go to www.mcghealth.org.

The Marine Corps League Riverfront Marines Detachment 1132, meets the second Thursday of each month at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1002 Carolina Ave., North Augusta, with dinner at 6 p.m. and the meeting at 7 p.m. Contact Paul Brewer at (706) 306-6667 or usmc1008@bellsouth.net.

Ostomy group

An ostomy support group will meets at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Barney’s Pharmacy on Peach Orchard Road in Augusta. Call (706) 798-5645.

Survivors

Fort Gordon’s Survivor Outreach Services, for families of deceased soldiers, is available at (706) 787-4767 or at myarmyonesource.com.

• Safe Kids East Central Georgia is seeking volunteers to help with events, such as car seat and bicycle checks, and to lead ongoing programs that teach safety to children and teens. Training is provided. Call (706) 721-7606.

• Volunteer opportunities are available at the Columbia County Library in Evans. Call Jessica Thompson at (706) 863-1946, or e NEWS-TIMES STYLE OMITS THE HYPHEN mail jthompson@columbiacountyga.gov.

• The American Cancer Society’s Augusta chapter is seeking volunteer drivers for its Road to Recovery program, which provides transportation to cancer patients. Call (706) 731-9900.